Conference

Post

Join us at the 2025 Making Schools Work Conference

Join us at the 2025 Making Schools Work Conference

Join us in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 15-18, 2025, for an unforgettable professional development event and share your strategies, struggles and successes during four days of learning, collaborating and networking.

We offer hundreds of sessions on topics from CTE, math and literacy to addressing the effects of poverty and trauma and ensuring equitable access to quality instruction.

Take home actionable strategies to advance your K-12 school improvement efforts and raise student achievement.

Check out our 2024 conference speakers

Join us for upcoming conferences

Pod

Making Schools Work 2026
July 14-17, 2026

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.

Important Dates

Registration Opens October 1, 2025
Call for Proposals Opens October 1, 2025
Pacesetter Nominations Open October 1, 2025

 

Nashville, Tennessee
Pod

Making Schools Work 2028
July 11-14, 2028

Mark your calendars for the 2028 Making Schools Work Conference in Orlando, Florida.

The conference will be held at the Gaylord Palms Hotel and Conference Center.

We will add more information to this page as it gets closer to the conference date.

Kissimmee, Florida

Thanks to our partners for their generous support